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J.-B. TIMBERLAKEi Handlefor- Dishes. N0. 24l,756. Patented May 17,1881.

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UNITED STATES:

PATENT OFFIcE.

JOHN B. TIMBERLA-KE, OFJAOKSON, MICHIGAN.

HANDLE FO R Dl SH ES.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,756, dated May 17, 1881.

Application filed April 2, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. B. TIMBERLAKE, of Jackson, in theeounty of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in DetachablefiHandles for Dishes; and I do hereby declare the followin g to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates tOEtll improved handle for vessels of glass,earthenware, silver, or other material, the subject-matter hereof being improvements upon the devices shown in another application which was allowed the June 26,1880. The handle portion of the device extends over the top of the vessel, and is constructed to be readily attachedthereto and detached therefrom, it being held in place upon the vessel by means of its elasticity.

Figure lisaperspective view ofa handle embodyingsome of my improvements. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a modified form. Figs. 3 and 4illustrate the combination, with the handles shown in Figs. 1 and 2, of sliding clamps.

Fig. 5 illustrates another modified form with I a sliding clamp. Figs. 6 and 7 show the combination, with the elastic handle, of feet or bottom supports for the vessel. Fig.8 is a side elevation of a vessel having attached thereto upper curved part, A, where the pieces are secured together. They maybe securedbytwisting the wires around each other, though other fastenings may be employcd,ifdesired. At the bottom the wires are provided with clamping devices whereby they may be securely held in place upon the vessel. When the handle is formed as shown in said Fig. 1 the clamping ing to the parts A A in Fig. 1. A in Fig. 2 may be formed either by dividing a single wire in such manner as to provide elasjticcl-am ps at the bottom, or when two wires are (No model.)

part ismade by bending a portion of each wire, as shown at A A. Between the upper part, A, and the clamping part A A are situated the down wardly-extendin garms A A These last said parts A are arranged to have a tendency to approach each other. The elasticity that is thus brought into play is utilized to hold the handle against the vessel.

In Fig.2 the partAis shown as being solid, and may be constructed either by soldering two'wires together or by bending a single wire. The parts A A in this construction, shown in Fig. 2, are carried by parts A A correspond- These parts soldered together atthe top, by allowing them to diverge more or less toward the bottom.

If desired, with the constructions shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and above described, may be combined sliding clamps such as shown at B, whereby, after thehandle has been placed upon the vessel, the diverging parts A A may be brought together with additional force, though under most circumstances the elasticity of the parts A A will serve to securely hold the bandle in place.

InFig.5Ihaveshown a handle havingmany of the features above described, and, in addition thereto, having one of the clamping parts A separable at one end from the other clamping part entirely. In this case the parts A are arranged to operate by elasticity, and after the handle has been placed at the proper point they clamp it securely. A sliding clamp, B, may be also combined with a handle of this construction, if desired.

In Fig. 8 I have shown one of the methods ofattachingahandle having my improvements to avessel ofa class quite common for table and other uses. Such vessels are generally formed with expanded parts or depressions, especially at or near the top or the bottom. With such vessels my improved handle can be made to very easily engage, although it is adapted, as can be readily seen, to be attached to vessels or dishes of most of the ordinary kinds.

Elastic handles of the kind which I have devised may be combined with feet or supports for the vessel, so arranged that when attached they shall extend below the bottom thereof and support it above the table or other object upon which it is resting.

In Figs. 6 and 7 G Orepresent feet adapted to perform the ofticeslast described. They are shown in Fig. 6 to be attached to the elastic handle at the bottom, which handle in this case should be secured to the vessel at as low a point as possible, in order to make the legs available.

In Fig. 7 the legs are shown as being formed of the same wires that constitute the handle portions. The lower parts, 0 0, shown in this figure, can be used for ornamental purposes also, for, if the clamps be engaged with the I vessel at a point high enough, the legs can be suspended entirely above the table, and in this position they form very tasteful ornaments.

It will be understoodthat feet or legs of substantiall y the character described can be readily combined with handles differing more or less from the specific forms I have shown without departing from the features of my invention, which consists in arrangingthefeet or legs so that they shall be held in place by the elasticity of the wire above. Therefore I do not wish to be limited to the exact form of dishsupport which I have shown.

What I claim is-- 1. The herein-described detachable handle for vessels having the upper bent part, A, one or more downwardly-extending parts, A A and the clamping parts A A, connecting the separateparts A A upon one side with the corresponding part of the handle upon the 0pposite side, substantially as set forth.

2. The herein-described detachable handle for vessels formed of. two elastic wires joined together at the upper part, A, having the diverging parts A A and the connecting portions A A, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The herein-described detachable handle for vessels having the bent substantially-U- shaped part A at the top, the downwardly-extending elastic parts A A and the parts A, lying in planes transverse to the parts A A substantially as set forth.

4. The herein-described detachable handle for dishes having the bent substantially-U- shaped part A, the dish-supporting parts A A, and the spring parts A A in combination with the sliding clamp B, as set forth.

5. The herein-described detachable handle for disheshaving the elastic parts A A the connecting parts A A, for engaging with and supporting the vessel, and the upper portion A, arranged, substantially as described, to connect the downwardly-extending elastic parts A A, as set forth.

6. The herein-described detachable support for dishes, consisting of the upper part, A, the elastic parts A and the feet or legs 0, extending below the vessel and attached to the elastic parts A, which clamp them in place upon the vessel, as set forth. 7

7. The herein-described detachable support for vessels, it consisting of legs or projections adapted to be extended below the vessel and to be clamped againstit by means of elasticity, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN B. TIMBERLAKE.

.- NVitnesses:

H. H. BLISS, M. P. OALLAN. 

